Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Other crime 22.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dryclough Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Crosland Moor and Netherton , and the 336th highest crime rate of 1,334 local areas in Kirklees .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dryclough Road (HD4 5JB) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher than the Crosland Moor and Netherton average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryclough Road (HD4 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Crosland Moor and Netherton

Crime Over Time in Dryclough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaumont Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wellfield Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dryclough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellfield Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Walpole Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellfield Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilbert Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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